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Webster 1828 Edition
Scurvy-grass
SCUR'VY-GRASS
,Noun.
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scurvy-grass
scurvy-grass
See also: scurvygrass and scurvy grass
English
Noun
scurvy-grass (plural scurvy-grasses)
- Any of several European plants, of the genus Cochlearia, formerly believed useful in treating scurvy.
- 1658: The seeds of Scurvy-grasse growing in waterpots have been fruitfull in the Land — Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 205)